General Release of Claims Employee knowingly and voluntarily releases and forever discharges the Company from any and all claims, rights, causes of action, demands, fees costs, expenses, including attorneys’ fees, and liabilities of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, against the Company, that Employee has, has ever had or may have as of the date of execution of this Agreement and General Release, including, but not limited to, any alleged violation of: ● The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; ● The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990; ● The National Labor Relations Act, as amended; ● Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; ● The Civil Rights Act of 1991; ● Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended; ● The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; ● The Immigration Reform and Control Act, as amended; ● The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; ● The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended; ● The Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended; ● The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; ● All other federal, state or local civil or human rights laws, whistleblower laws, or any other local, state or federal law, regulations and ordinances; ● All public policy, contract, tort, or common laws; and ● All allegations for costs, fees, and other expenses including attorneys’ fees incurred in these matters. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the sole matters to which the Agreement and General Release do not apply are: (i) Employee’s rights of indemnification and directors and officers liability insurance coverage to which the Executive was entitled immediately prior to __________ __, 20__ with regard to the Executive’s service as an officer and director of the Company (including, without limitation, under Article 15 of the Severance Agreement); (ii) Employee’s rights under any tax-qualified pension plan or claims for accrued vested benefits under any other employee benefit plan, policy or arrangement maintained by the Company or under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended; (iii) Employee’s rights under Article 7 or Article 11 of the Severance Agreement, as the case may be; and (iv) Employee’s rights as a stockholder of the Company.
General Release In consideration for the payments and benefits specified in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b), as applicable of the Employment Agreement, Employee agrees to unconditionally, irrevocably, and forever fully release, waive, and discharge the Bank and the Company, and each and all of their past, present, and future parent companies, subsidiaries, related entities, affiliates, predecessors, successors, assigns, officers, directors, managers, employees, members, shareholders, owners, representatives, attorneys, insurers, reinsurers, and agents (and the past, present, and future officers, directors, managers, employees, members, shareholders, owners, representatives, attorneys, insurers, reinsurers, and agents of any such parent companies, subsidiaries, related entities, affiliates, predecessors, successors, and assigns) (collectively the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, actions, causes of action, suits, demands, contracts, agreements, obligations, losses, compensation, wages, penalties, liabilities, rights, and damages of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, which Employee ever had, now has or may claim to have against any or all of the Released Parties for, upon or by reason of any fact, matter, injury, incident, circumstance, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of time up to and including the date of Employee’s execution of this Release Agreement, including, without limitation, any claim or obligation arising from or in any way related to Employee’s employment with the Bank or the Company, the termination of that employment, or an alleged breach of the Employment Agreement. This General Release specifically includes, but is not limited to, any claim for discrimination or violation of any statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances, whether federal, state or local, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Reconstruction Era Civil Rights Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code, the California Business and Professions Code, the California constitution, and any claims at common law. Employee further knowingly and willingly agrees to waive the provisions and protections of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which reads: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, AND THAT IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.” This General Release covers not only any and all claims by Employee against the Bank and the Company, and the other persons and entities released in this General Release, but, to the extent permitted by applicable law, it also covers any claim for damages or reinstatement asserted on Employee’s behalf by any other person or entity, including, without limitation, any government agency, and Employee expressly waives the right to any such damages or reinstatement. This General Release does not include any claims that cannot lawfully be waived or released by Employee.
